quilombo

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”). === Noun === quilombo (plural quilombos) (now historical) A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. [from 19th c.] A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants. [from 19th c.] Synonym: palenque == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === kilombo === Etymology === Borrowed from Kimbundu kilombo. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -õbu Homophone: Quilombo Hyphenation: qui‧lom‧bo === Noun === quilombo m (plural quilombos) (Angola) quilombo (fortified residence or encampment in the forest) (Brazil) quilombo (remote settlement founded by fugitive slaves) Synonym: mocambo ==== Related terms ==== quilombola === Further reading === “quilombo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quilombo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese quilombo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˈlombo/ [kiˈlõm.bo] Rhymes: -ombo Syllabification: qui‧lom‧bo === Noun === quilombo m (plural quilombos) (Argentina, Lunfardo) big mess (Argentina, Lunfardo) brothel (Venezuela) boondocks === Further reading === “quilombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025